Hacker Tool Can Pinpoint a DJI Drone Operator’s Exact Location

Yaros1

DJI Aeroscope isn't encrypted...This is why the following is possible:
https://www.wired.com/story/dji- ... cation-hacker-tool/

Yes, the code described in the article is public on GitHub:
https://github.com/RUB-SysSec/DroneSecurity

DAFlys

But you can turn it off. There's a tool floating around to do that.

DowntownRDB

Yeah, that article proves that DJI lied about it being encrypted.

Yaros1

DAFlys Posted at 3-3 00:42
But you can turn it off. There's a tool floating around to do that.

I have tried that tool, it is on GitHub but I won't link it here so this thread doesn't get removed.

Basically that tool doesn't work on new firmwares and new versions of DJI Fly app.

DAFlys

Yaros1 Posted at 3-3 04:01
I have tried that tool, it is on GitHub but I won't link it here so this thread doesn't get removed.

Basically that tool doesn't work on new firmwares and new versions of DJI Fly app.

I wonder if it's the same tool as the one Im referring to connects to the drone via usb to do it.

fichek

Thanks to bots for digging this thread up...

Anyway, how do we feel about this now that it's public data for all drones with RemoteID?

Dirty Bird

Looks like the Nigerians are back with a new scam...

jmb63

Dirty Bird Posted at 5-2 02:52
Looks like the Nigerians are back with a new scam...

Yup, now they're advertising hackers like it's a good thing....LoL....Next, they'll be advertising on YouTube or the like...

Dirty Bird

jmb63 Posted at 5-2 05:16
Yup, now they're advertising hackers like it's a good thing....LoL....Next, they'll be advertising on YouTube or the like...

Takes me back to the early days of the internet. I can't tell you how many Nigerian Generals contacted me offering to give me 20% of their millions if only I would provide them with my bank account & routing numbers. Such generosity is a tribute to humankind...

jmb63

Dirty Bird Posted at 5-2 08:45
Takes me back to the early days of the internet. I can't tell you how many Nigerian Generals contacted me offering to give me 20% of their millions if only I would provide them with my bank account & routing numbers. Such generosity is a tribute to humankind...

LoL...Yup, those damned Nigerian Generals/Princes...Truly great humanitarians!

fichek

Does reporting these spammers ever work? I've never seen DJI mods remove one of these posts

Ms Ivy

I am a CCW permit holder I am not worried about any hacker attackers confronting me on location. I'll even hand them a business card.
So I say so what if some knows my take off location and home-point. I am not breaking any laws or rules. Some Karen crying about me flying a drone. I have, had that happen already, yup been there done that . I Just hand them a flyer and my business card and send them of their merry way. if they persist to harass you, call the police.
if things gets violent because of the hacker attacker. then just defend yourself and shoot them with some pepper spray. or your handy 9mm. just because we are a drone pilot, we don't have to give up our rights.

DowntownRDB

fichek Posted at 5-14 06:50
Does reporting these spammers ever work? I've never seen DJI mods remove one of these posts

It does work. You reported it and they cleaned up the thread.

fichek

DowntownRDB Posted at 5-17 03:03
It does work. You reported it and they cleaned up the thread.

There's a "report" button on posts that I've been using so far and it never seemed to work

but yeah after I found the thread for spam reporting and posted in there, they removed it pretty quickly

fichek

Ms Ivy Posted at 5-14 20:04
I am a CCW permit holder I am not worried about any hacker attackers confronting me on location. I'll even hand them a business card.
So I say so what if some knows my take off location and home-point. I am not breaking any laws or rules. Some Karen crying about me flying a drone. I have, had that happen already, yup been there done that . I Just hand them a flyer and my business card and send them of their merry way. if they persist to harass you, call the police.
if things gets violent because of the hacker attacker. then just defend yourself and shoot them with some pepper spray. or your handy 9mm. just because we are a drone pilot, we don't have to give up our rights.

We can't buy a 9mm in any store over here across the pond, but pepper spray is actually a good idea for a drone kit

I've been pretty lucky so far with very few Karens in my 6 years of flying, most people are just curious and come to ask the standard questions - how far/fast/high can it go, how much does it cost, and occasionally can I try

DowntownRDB

fichek Posted at 5-17 04:03
There's a "report" button on posts that I've been using so far and it never seemed to work but yeah after I found the thread for spam reporting and posted in there, they removed it pretty quickly

For some reason that report button has not every worked since I've been on the thread. The latest forum revamp has helped cut out some of the worst spammers so it is getting a bit better. Now, as far as getting out of hand once in a while that does happen as there have been a few major "disagreements" which they should have taken to a PM but they didn't.

Ms Ivy

fichek Posted at 5-17 04:07
We can't buy a 9mm in any store over here across the pond, but pepper spray is actually a good idea for a drone kit

I've been pretty lucky so far with very few Karens in my 6 years of flying, most people are just curious and come to ask the standard questions - how far/fast/high can it go, how much does it cost, and occasionally can I try

I only used my pepper spray once and that was on a dog fight in a parking lot i was flying in,It broke the dog fight up and choked everyone trying to break up the dogs,

But you are right most the times I just get curious bystanders asking the usual questions .

But I had a lady once if you could call her that with her potty mouth.  call the game wardens & state police on me when i was hired to taking pictures of a camp and their boat landing and stuff. .the police were very informative about drones and were pretty nice to me and told that lady to stop bothering me.
I had a fella once call the police on me when i was flying a lumber yard in East Tennessee for a new unload area and they need a new road. I really though that guy as gonna take a shot at my drone,  he was walking around sputtering was all puffed up and threatening my spotter if i didn't leave he do something to us, that was one of the more scary experiences.

so i always pack some protection when i fly &  when i work at or around airports thy don't allow guns so I started carrying pepper spray for bears and just in case stuff  for when i'm hiking around.